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Chef Nate Appleman earned his James Beard Award while at San Francisco’s A16, where he also wrote the IACP Cookbook of the Year: A16: Food + Wine. He then went on to be Chipotle’s Culinary Director, Founder of ShopHouse, and the Chief Operating Officer of Umami Burger. Chef Appleman studied at the Culinary Institute of America and is one of the few pizzaiolos in the US to be certified by the Verace Pizza Napoletana Association.

While studying neurobiology and classical piano at Cornell University, Thomas fell in love with the world of wine and took on the role of Wine Director with Colicchio & Sons in New York City, and would soon thereafter join the team behind the world-renowned Eleven Madison Park to create The NoMad where he was the Wine Director and helped it achieve its 3-Star New York Times rating. He is currently the Executive Wine Director of all NoMad properties worldwide.

Vance is the U.S. National Brand Ambassador for Hendrick’s Gin a role for which he won the 2020 Brand Ambassador of the Year award. Over his 18 year career he has won numerous “Best of” cocktail awards and competitions and has been featured in numerous national publications. His unique approach to teaching cocktails combines games and activities along with shaking, stirring, straining, sipping, and drinking for a particularly Delicious Experience.

Simone is a certified Scotch Whisky Society Ambassador. While studying for her Masters in Hospitality Management, Simone fell in love with whisky, specifically bourbon and rye. After moving to Singapore, Simone became the Business Development Manager for La Maison Du Whisky Singapore curating the whisky and spirits collections for bars, restaurants, and hotels. Now, as the Head of Spirits and Education for Thrive Assembly, Simone focuses on teaching spirit appreciation.